For the ___ (temporarily)
The crossword clue "For the ___ (temporarily)" is answered by NONCE, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
NONCE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NONCE answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for NONCE
Every other clue in this collection answered by NONCE, most used first.
- Time being - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Present occasion - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Present - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
- The time being - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Present moment - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Present time - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- For the ___. - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- Immediate occasion - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Occasion at hand - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Present purpose - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
Related clues
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- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
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